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Report: Impacts of COVID-19 on Persons with DisabilitiesSenior woman with disability wearing a face mask while using a walker during the Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.

Report: Impacts of COVID-19 on Persons with Disabilities

Published September 1, 2020 by bfcanada

Report: Impacts of COVID-19 on Persons with Disabilities https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/200827/dq200827c-eng.htm Related information: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/200827/dq200827c-info-eng.htm PDF (183 KB): https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/200827/dq200827c-eng.pdf This release is available in audio: https://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/dai/btd/othervisuals/other018 The video…

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No Accomodation Available. One Blind Man’s Account of His Experience at the COVID Assessment Centre at Toronto Western HospitalClose up waist down of a blind man with a white cane crossing the street.

No Accomodation Available. One Blind Man’s Account of His Experience at the COVID Assessment Centre at Toronto Western Hospital

Published August 2, 2020 by bfcanada

Hello community, I am offering the story in case it can be used as evidence in anyone’s healthcare advocacy and accessibility work. Yesterday I went…

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Doctors Issuing Unlawful ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ Orders For Disabled Covid Patients ‘Outrageous’A hand laying on a medical bed wears a purple tag that reads DNR.

Doctors Issuing Unlawful ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ Orders For Disabled Covid Patients ‘Outrageous’

Published August 2, 2020 by bfcanada

A report due to be launched this week by disability advocacy organization Inclusion London affirms the fear many disabled people have experienced throughout the pandemic…

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A True Dilemma of “Social” and “Physical” Distancing. By: Michelle Buckland, B.A.A. Passionate Learning ConsultantA collage of images highlight the inherent difficulties presented by social distancing for people with disabilities.

A True Dilemma of “Social” and “Physical” Distancing. By: Michelle Buckland, B.A.A. Passionate Learning Consultant

Published June 3, 2020 by bfcanada

The COVID-19 crisis is new. It is requiring us all to act, interact and communicate in different ways than we are used to. Social distancing…

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COVID-19: Disability and Communication. Pandemic Highlights Existing Barriers for Those With Communication DisabilitiesClose up neck down shot of female doctor wearing a white uniform and holding a clipboard with medical patient documents while consulting a disabled older woman during a visit, while sitting on a couch in a room with a wheelchair.

COVID-19: Disability and Communication. Pandemic Highlights Existing Barriers for Those With Communication Disabilities

Published June 2, 2020 by bfcanada

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted long-standing barriers preventing Canadians with communication disabilities from fully accessing the health-care system, according to advocates across the country calling…

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Survey Report From The Canadian Council of the Blind: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Canadians Who Are Blind, Deaf-Blind, and Partially Sighted

Survey Report From The Canadian Council of the Blind: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Canadians Who Are Blind, Deaf-Blind, and Partially Sighted

Published May 5, 2020 by bfcanada

As you may be aware, the Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) conducted a survey over the period April 7 to April 14 to determine…

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Statement by Minister Qualtrough on Canada’s Disability-Inclusive Approach to its COVID-19 Pandemic ResponsePress Release Card for The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Prime Minister of Canada and Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion.

Statement by Minister Qualtrough on Canada’s Disability-Inclusive Approach to its COVID-19 Pandemic Response

Published April 11, 2020 by bfcanada

Statement The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, today issued the following statement: April 10, 2020 Gatineau, Quebec Employment and…

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